Changing Blade - Grizzly Extreme Series Owner's Manual

Changing Blade

Disconnect bandsaw from
power BEFORE changing
blade. Serious personal
injury
machine is started during
this procedure.
LACERATION
Bandsaw blades are sharp
and difficult to handle.
Wear heavy leather gloves
while handling to reduce
the risk of being cut.
To remove blade:
1.
DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!
2.
Release tension lever.
3. Remove table insert and table pin. Adjust
upper and lower guide blocks away from
blade.
4. Open upper and lower wheel covers and
slide blade off both wheels.
5. Rotate blade 90˚ and slide it through slot in
the table.
To replace blade:
1. Slide blade through table slot, ensuring teeth
are pointing down toward table. If teeth will
not point downward in any orientation, the
blade is inside-out. Put on heavy gloves,
remove blade, and twist it rightside-out.
2.
Slip blade through guides, and mount it over
upper and lower wheels.
-36-
could occur if
HAZARD!
3.
Apply tension. If blade cannot be tensioned
as described on Page 23, adjust the tension-
er as described in Steps 4-6. If the tension is
correct, go to Step 7.
Note: The tensioner must be adjusted if you
are using a different length of blade.
4.
Remove set screw in spacer indicated in
Figure 40, and rotate spacer up 5-6 turns.
Thickness Scale
Figure 40. Tensioner adjustment.
5.
Turn tension knob until proper blade tension
has been reached according to blade thick-
ness scale on sliding bracket. Fine tune as
needed.
6.
Thread spacer down until it lightly contacts
top of sliding bracket. Move spacer back up
shaft about 1-2 turns to leave a small space.
Replace set screw in spacer and tighten (see
Figure 40).
7. Check and adjust tracking.
8. Adjust upper/lower guide blocks and support
bearings.
9. Close wheel covers.
10. Replace table insert and table pin, being sure
not to use excessive force when inserting
table pin.
G0555X (Mfd. Since 9/17)
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